Stress - This is the word that spoils everything - career,relationship,friendship etc. I had shared my views with regard to stress management, hope you'll find this useful.Stress is a psychological state that affects the immune system.
In this fast moving world, there is connection between stress and vulnerability to viral infections such as colds is widely recognized. For example, cold,fever & flu rates increase among students during exam periods. Can you find why? The reason is due to stress which keeps down the immune system.Keeping a positive outlook on life can help to overcome the weakening of the immune system. Stress develops depression. Depression affects learning and memory.
So it is essential to manage the stress. Stress can be managed through a healthy lifestyle, including physical exercise, humour which keeps in control the blood level flow which gets increased to brain,muscles and heart due to stress. Men and women handle stress in different dimensions. While men tend to isolate themselves from others, women will turn to relatives/friends for help to get rid of the stress.
I was tagged by shalini eons ago to do this one . Now that I have been running out of topics to post, I thought I’d take up this tag and pass it on to all my blog buddies as well.
RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.
RULE #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by continue this game by sending it to other people.
1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
will try to be practical and go on wid life. After all, life has to move on!
2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
To become a great vocalist( my mum’s dream actually)
3. Why do you blog?
A great time pass..and it has helped me discover my new interest in writing
4. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Yea, why not ? ;) But then on a second thought I would only if its going to turn out to be a relationship and not spoil the friendship we already have.
5. Which is more blessed: loving someone or being loved by someone?
Being loved …without a doubt!
6. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
Right things happen at the right time. So, waiting should’nt be a problem how ever long it is..
7. Would you ask out the person whom you like?
Not really…but if I’m being asked, I would not deny it either! :P :P
8. What do you want to be known for when you die?
A great woman in all ways! ( like how my grandmom was known for everything she did)
9. What takes you down the fastest?
Anger
10. What resurrects you the fastest?
a) Music
b) Being wid friends.
11. What’s your fear?
Examsssssssssssssssssssssss! And their results!! L
12. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
A sweeeeeet friend…
13.Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
An absurd question! I don’t wish to answer this! :p
15. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously who will you pick?
The one who loves me !
16. Would you give all in a relationship?
absolutely everything!
17. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
I don’t think I can forgive someone that easily.
18. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
stay single as long as u can and stay committed once ur into a relationship! [:P]
19. Who/what inspired you to start blogging?
My close pal Shalini...the one who tagged me..
Now, i pass on this tag to all my blog followers.
May year 2009 open up for you more opportunities, lead you onto the path of continued success, happiness and prosperity!
I wish ... that the coming year showers on you all that you ever wished for!
Good luck and smiles, good cheer and...
With Best Wishes-
JAYASHREE
own childish voice..little did she realise that i wud become the proud disciple of the gr8 living legend "smt.D.K.Pattammal" but then it didnt happen that soon. we shifted from mumbai to chennai, for my parents rightly thought it was always better to bring up a child under the luv and care of elders(especially the grand parents). and there began my real musical journey. i was in my 2nd std wen i attended my first formal music class and my teacher was ms.Ashwathi(disciple of smt.D.K.Pattammal). startin from the basics of carnatic music...SA RE GA MA....my learning process continued successfully for about 6 yrs under her teaching. one fine day, my teacher felt that it was the right time fr me to 
take up music a bit more seriously, in the sense..to persue it as my future career. and today i am really thankful to her for being so kind and pushing me a step forward in my musical journey. yea! she was the one who introduced me to my present guru , a gr8 celebrity whom i wud'nt hav even imagined of just meeting her in person, if not fr her.
pouring cats and dogs since the past three days and i'd been forced to study in such a cozy climate (though, i had not been studying actually). i was supposed to write my 4th exam for this sem tomorrow but i had hardly started my preparations. wat else had i been doing all day...nothing..literally nothing except fr changing the news channels looking for flash news about the chennai colleges declaring a holiday. and ofcourse another thing i did was to message or call my friends almost every half an hour to ensure that everyone of them were in the same state as mine..lolz!
Its vijayadhasami today and it is believed that what ever you learn today or what ever business you start today is bound to become a great success. Vijayadhasami is specially celebrated in a grand manner by all the artists(mainly by those who are invloved in the dance and musical art forms) as it is on this day, the shishyas go to their guru's place, give the 'guru-dhakshinai' as a token of tribute and thanks giving to them. The guru then blesses his/her student to get all the success in life and teaches a new thing(song or dance or studies) on that day.
As instructed by my thatha, i woke up early in the morning, got ready for the pooja and soon after it got over..i was asked to study for a while. i had kept my software engineering book and along with that, my favourite "harry potter series" too. lolz..i just went thru a page from my s/w book and then took out the harry potter 6th part and started reading it. 
ny messages do you text per day and how many messages fill your inbox in 24 hours...have you ever counted them? i'm sure you will be one among the thousands who have become addicted to texting msgs. and with so many different sms packages provided by the airtel, vodafone, reliance and what not, communication through sms has taken its wildest form specially among the youngsters.and so many of this kind. it used to be so irritating to recieve msgs like these in the beginning but now, unfortunately or fortunately, i too have become addicted to it. its real fun msging nonsense to a group of friends and getting replies is a even more funny!
and apart from that, the usual gud morning msgs, gud evening and gud nite msgs, forwards, "wat doing" msgs, etc, etc, the list is never ending...and the no. of msgs i send is also never ending..[:P]
i am one of those airtel users with a package having "unlimited" sms and that's really made me an addict to sms-ing. and no wonder it has started bothering my parents too much since the recent past. i know i've been over doing this but as i said, messaging has become an addiction, not only to me but everyone of my age.
well, it has become a serious problem in today's mobile world. i was asked to read articles on this topic(ofcourse, my dad insisted me to) and was shocked to see that there are so many worse cases that you can possibly imagine. "the text messaging syndrome" has hell a lot of consequences that can really shock you. this post is specially to all those who are addicted to msging just as me. just go thru the articles on msg addiction and you will certainly stop or atleast reduce the number of msgs that u send now.
the following passage is from one of the articles i went thru and i felt it might be a start for those who really want to get rid of the "text msging syndrome".
Text messaging syndrome is time consuming and encourages preoccupied conversations which, of course, affects everyone. Emily and David are great friends. As a matter of fact, I'm certain they love each other. However, I have noticed they both experience a common addiction with cell phones.
Numerous teenagers and adults apparently anticipate internal questions such as, 
"Who has written to me now?" and "How many messages have I received?" Great questions, of course, although I believe it is also beneficial to anticipate everyday moments we often miss. Think about the real beauty of a sunrise, a shower of rain, the fragrance of a flower, a family story passed down to us over time, or perhaps an uninterrupted conversation with your mom.
After an hour’s drive to the airport for my daughter’s return from her spring break to college, I realized the severity of this addiction which I was able to recognize as text messaging syndrome.
She rarely glanced away from her cell phone as she rapidly wrote one message after another. I could not hold my curiosity any longer when I asked, “Do you text message when you’re driving?” Her response, “Yes, but I just use one hand.”
My next question bolted out of my mouth, “Are you able to study, without sending text messages?” “Oh, mom…”
In the event you encounter a teenager or adult with this addiction, I believe it is only fair to share with you the progression of this addiction especially under the best of circumstances.
Evidence of the mild stage of text messaging syndrome is, "It's only 10 cents a message." Although addicting, it sounds harmless with a minimal expense.
Although 300 text messages per month sounds like a lot, her expense was an extra $5.00 per month. Thus, an increasing expense develops into the moderate addiction stage.
Unlimited text messages for $20.00 per month. This option removes the fear of exceeding any limit of text messages, however, this is the severe stage when you realize how much teenagers and adults depend on text messaging.
G. K. Chesterton said, "There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner." Hope for the future is important, however, I am not certain Chesterton was referring to anticipation of the next incoming text message which would, of course, need a response.
I’m older so I don’t text message. Perhaps I felt like an outsider. However, I realized the deterioration of verbal communication skills. Her voice startled me, “Mom, I’m listening” she announced as she began the next text message.
Finally, I had to ask her this question, “Will you regret in one month, six months, or a year from now an ordinary moment when you realize you decided to spend time focusing on the next incoming or outgoing text message rather than spend time with your family and loved ones?” Our conversation began again, although we had arrived at the airport.
Everyday moments are often taken for granted. These seemingly insignificant messages distract our attention from the present; moments that only occur once.
ll..i can see you wondering why this piece of information has been put up in my blog. Its just that i was given a wonderful opportunity of initiating this program with my prayer song which i consider very prestigious and a memorable day in my life. The following week, an article about this function had appeared in the tamil weekly-"KALKI" in which a small picture of mine and a few words about my singing were also included, and the pictures that you see are the ones i'm talking about. It was a great evening altogether and looking forward for a lot more opportunities to prove my mettle.
Mr.murugesan, our driver had accompanied us to the tour but my dad hardly let him drive the car. As car driving is something that he enjoys the most, guess he would really have had a very enjoyable time doing it.
the highway drive once again. I was listening to music in my i-pod, my uncle having a sound sleep, the driver accompanying my dad in the front and my dad driving-we crossed puthucheri at 12.00am and reached Chidambaram koil at around 1.40am. just as we’d been going, I’d dozed off once again when my dad woke me up saying we’d reached vaitheeswaram koil in less than 5 and a half hours. The time was 2.10 early in the morning. After sending the driver to his hometown-kumbakonam, we lodged our bags and luggage in a small room near the temple and took a nap for a very short while.
diseases as the temple is famous for lord Vaitheeswaran. I’d been there many times since childhood but this time, it was a new experience as I already said, it was the only trip without my mom’s company. I was given the responsibility of taking care of my dad, myself and the belongings all myself which was indeed a great task. Once we got ready, we had a very nice dharisanam of the god-vaitheeswaran and the goddess aavudai naayaki and returned to our car. My dad and I went to a near by stall to have our morning break-fast which was a small cup of tea. We usually have a practice of going to the famous “thayyal nayaki” a small hotel where we had our breakfast after every dharisanam when ever we went as a family, but this time it was only this small cup of tea as my uncle had to fast for the "chathurmasiyam viratham".
The place is famous for lord shiva’s temple(uthvaganaathar well-known as “kalyana suntharanar”). It is believed that a person looking for his/her marriage is blessed to get married soon if he/she visits this temple-kalyana suntharanar koil. From there, we drove to “neruveli” a small village near thirumanancheri. This place is famous for the 
“utharavaahini kaveri river”. At around 10am, my dad and uncle decided to have another holy dip in this kaveri river. I noticed something strange there- my uncle applying the soil from the banks of the river kaveri on to his body, and to my astonishment, my dad too was following him. When I asked what was that all about, my uncle explained that it was as good as using a soap and that it had a lot of medicinal values. May be it sounded too superstitious to me, but no wonder my dad was amazed by his uncle’s dedication and values of such beliefs. I clicked a few snaps of the place and shot the fast running clear water of the kaveri in my vedio camcorder. All the three of us had our home-made food that we’d packed for our tour. We relaxed there for about an hour and headed off to sathanur. 
I had become pretty exhausted by then, wonder how my dad managed to drive with so much energy. Quite a long drive from there and at 1pm, we reached our final destination “Sathanur”-my dad’s native. I’m sure it would have been a nostalgic experience to him for he kept telling me his old memories and his childhood stories throughout the trip with such an excitement. We went to hari mama’s(my dad's 1st teacher) house where we’d planned to stay for the night. The old lady(hari mama’s wife) was kind enough to welcome us and serve lunch which was around 2 o clock in the noon. After so many hours away from home, I had a “feel good” experience there, a feeling of being “at home” again. Evening at around 6pm, the temple visits began once again. We visited almost all the temples in sathanur ranging from the smallest and the oldest to the biggest and most famous temples. One evening was definitely not enough to admire the nuances of the temples. 
Mr. and Mrs. Shankar (hari mama’s daughter) had also accompanied us to visit these temples. Wow!! Wat a woman she is! One of the very very few people whom I admire is this lady-Mrs.Raji shankar. It seems she’d been born and brought up in sathanur and no wonder every tom dick and harry knew her so well. She was so friendly, and made me feel comfortable through out my stay in sathanur. We had a sound sleep that night in their house.
Next morning, on the day of kumbabishekam, I woke up at 5am and got dressed up to attend the kumbabishekam. After having breakfast, we went to the temple and the pre-kumbabishekam rituals were going on. My dad was thoroughly enjoying his day, meeting his old friends. I was made to sing a few songs over the mike on stage, another thing that my dad really enjoyed. The temple was getting crowded as time went. Almost the entire village had gathered there to watch this great event. Finally, the kumbabishekam took place in a very grand manner and I had taken few shots in my camera. It was time for lunch, and we all had a great feast in one of the biggest houses in sathanur, and the family was known for their hospitality. 
August, preparations to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi - the auspicious day when Lord Ganesh was born - begin with great enthusiasm all over the state. The 11-day festival begins with the installation of beautifully sculpted Ganesha idols in homes and mandaps (large tents), colourfully decorated, depicting religious themes or current events. The Ganesh idols are worshipped with families and friends. Many cultural events are organised and people participate in them with keen interest. After ten exciting days comes the time to bid farewell to the beloved God.
